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EEOC Suit Against Company That Has Never Hired a Woman Miner Can Proceed

Relying upon the Supreme Court's 2015 decision in the case, the Southern District of Illinois on January 19th confirmed that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) could proceed with its sex discrimination action (Case No. 11 cv 00879) against Mach Mining, which operates a Johnston City, Ill. coal mine. Judge J. Phil Gilbert, to whom the case is assigned, rejected the company's attempt to use supposed flaws in the agency's pre-suit conciliation process as a basis for delay or dismissal of the case. 
January 22, 2016

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Deluxe Financial to Settle Sex Discrimination Suit on Behalf of Transgender Employee

Deluxe Financial Services Corp. (Deluxe), a Shoreview, Minn.-based check-printing and financial services corporation, has agreed to pay $115,000 as part of the settlement of a sex discrimination and harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
January 21, 2016

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EEOC Sues McDonald's for Disability Discrimination

McDonald's Corporation and McDonald's Restaurants of Missouri violated federal law by refusing to accommodate and hire a deaf applicant, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today.
December 21, 2015

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EEOC Chair Jenny R. Yang Delivers Remarks at the  Announcement to Advance Diversity in Law Enforcement

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.-Friday, December 11, 2015

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

Introduction

Many thanks to the Department of Justice for hosting this discussion. Thank you, Vanita [Gupta], for that warm introduction and for your strong leadership on policing issues. Vanita and her colleagues at DOJ have been invaluable partners to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

It is terrific to be here today to jointly announce our new research initiative, which will study barriers

December 11, 2015

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EEOC Commissioner Charlotte A. Burrows Delivers Remarks at the  Announcement to Advance Diversity in Law Enforcement

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.-Friday, December 11, 2015

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

Good morning. I'm Charlotte Burrows, a Commissioner with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC. I'd like to welcome and extend my gratitude to all of you for joining us for this important event. I also want to thank Demetra [Nightingale] for the overview of the Department of Labor's diversity project. We look forward to continued collaboration with our friends at the

December 11, 2015

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EEOC Sues Joy Mining Machinery for Violating Genetic Non-Discrimination Act

Joy Underground Mining, LLC, trading as Joy Mining Machinery, violated federal law when it required applicants to provide family medical history as part of the hiring process, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
December 4, 2015

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EEOC Sues Correct Care Solutions for Disability Discrimination

Correct Care Solutions, LLC, a Kansas corporation that provides medical services to incarcerated people in correctional institutions nationwide, discriminated against an employee with a disability when it forced her to take medical leave and then unlawfully discharged her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
November 19, 2015

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Kroger to Pay $42,500 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit

Major nationwide retail grocery store chain Kroger Limited Partnership I, Delta Division will pay $42,500 as part of the settlement of a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) the agency announced today.
November 13, 2015

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EEOC Sues Workplace Staffing Solutions for Rejecting Women for Trashcan Collector Jobs

Workplace Staffing Solutions, L.L.C., a Louisiana company operating an office in Gulfport, Miss., violated federal law by failing to hire at least 34 qualified women for temporary residential trashcan collector (RTCC) positions in Harrison County, Miss., because of their sex, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on Oct. 26.
November 6, 2015

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EEOC Sues Randstad for Disability Discrimination

Baltimore-based temporary labor agency Randstad, US, LP, violated federal law when it refused to hire a qualified applicant for a laborer position because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
November 3, 2015

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Roberta L. Steele Appointed Regional Attorney for EEOC San Francisco District Office

Roberta L. Steele has been appointed as Regional Attorney for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) San Francisco District Office effective Nov. 2, 2015. Throughout her legal career, Steele has worked exclusively as a plaintiffs' attorney, with a significant practice in the area of employment discrimination law. For 17 years, Steele worked with a plaintiffs' firm in Oakland, California, focusing on investigating and litigating class and collective actions under federal and state employment discrimination laws, as well as other statutes such as the wage and hour and environmental laws. Since December 2013, Steele has been the Program Director at the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) where she is responsible for the coordination of NELA's amicus, judicial nominations and continuing legal education programs, and public policy work.
October 13, 2015

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EEOC Sues Pennsylvania Office of Open Records for Age Discrimination

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Office of Public Records violated federal law when it refused to hire an attorney for a vacant appeals officer position because of his age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
October 7, 2015

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SOCI Petroleum/Santmyer Oil Company, Inc. Sued For Sex-Based Pay Discrimination

SOCI Petroleum/Santmyer Oil Company, Inc., (SOCI), a leading oil company, violated federal equal pay laws by paying a female employee less than a male predecessor for performing substantially equal work, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed on September 30, 2015.
October 6, 2015

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Stanley Martin Companies, LLC Sued By EEOC For Pay Discrimination

Stanley Martin Companies, LLC, one of the largest homebuilders in the Mid-Atlantic Region, violated federal law by failing to promote a qualified female employee to a purchasing manager position and then paid her less than her male coworkers after promoting her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced today.
October 2, 2015